Fake DeepSeek Ads Spread Malware to Google Users
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Malwarebytes researchers identified fake Google-sponsored ads impersonating the DeepSeek AI brand that lead to malicious sites delivering the Heracles MSIL infostealer—an information-stealing Trojan believed to originate from Russia and focused on crypto wallets; Google says it suspended the advertiser but ad platform abuse remains an ongoing problem.
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